CROI 2017: Complications and Comorbidities of HIV Disease and Its Treatment.
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Complications of HIV disease remained a major focus at the 2017 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), and included studies focused on noncommunicable chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular disease, obesity, bone disease, and malignancies) and opportunistic infections (Mycobacterium tuberculosis and cryptococcosis). Progress in identifying predictors of specific complications as well as interventions for the prevention and treatment of these comorbidities are summarized below.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Topics in antiviral medicine
دوره 25 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017